Born in Toronto, Garth Roberts established his first design studio there working on interiors, product design and branding. In 2005 he moved to Europe, basing himself in Berlin and Milan and working with manufacturers B&B Italia and Zanotta.

In 2007 Garth launched the pop-up design atelier as part of a project called Adhoc, in collaboration with the Milan Polytechnic, The Berlin University of the Arts, and the Parsons University in New York. He now works between all three cities.